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Old 04-13-2015 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by seehogs
Steering head bearing too loose
Sounds right
Originally Posted by petdoc94
Scary for sure...but how bout a trip to an INDY instead of the STEALER?
One word: Warranty.

Originally Posted by chromepony
Like others have said......that's the sure sign of a loose neck bearing.
Yup.

Originally Posted by joe.1955
I assume you are running the stock Dunlops, if so the front tire pressure seems high - possibly reducing your contact patch.

I don't know if the recommended tire pressures changed on the '14's, but it is 36 psi on my Limited. Make sure you are at recommended pressure and try again before taking it to the dealer.

If the issue still exists, then I agree the fall away (neck bearing) may need to be adjusted.
36psi front on the 2014 Limited
 
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Old 04-13-2015 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by joe.1955
Usually low speed handling problems are due to low tire pressure.
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To add to that is a front time thats got some miles on it but still looks to be in good cond with half tread still on it can also cause low speed front end wobble esp when you take hand/hands off the bars.

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Old 04-13-2015 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by caedenspa
I think I'll run it down to a dealer this weekend. Thanks for the help.
Please post up when you get info back on this. I didn't think anything of it since it was doing it from day one and I have had another V-Twin (Honda) do the same thing, just thought it had something to do with the way it was setup. Like yours, if I have hands on the bars it does not do it, just thought it was a vibration/wavelength thing like how a bell rings and stops when you touch it. Sonic waves of a sort.......sounded good at the time. I have inspected my bike at the 5000 mile service and the dealer inspected at the 1000 mile and there hasn't been anything at all loose.
 
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Old 04-13-2015 | 11:47 AM
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Old 04-14-2015 | 08:45 AM
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And of course today it doesn't do it.

I talked with the service department yesterday, they said to drop it off. So I rode it to work today with plans to take it up there after work.

And now it doesn't do it. AT ALL.

I'm seriously wondering if it was a combination of having two sixers in the right hand bag and nothing in the left, or the road surface or something.
 
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Old 04-14-2015 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by caedenspa
And of course today it doesn't do it.

I talked with the service department yesterday, they said to drop it off. So I rode it to work today with plans to take it up there after work.

And now it doesn't do it. AT ALL.

I'm seriously wondering if it was a combination of having two sixers in the right hand bag and nothing in the left, or the road surface or something.
Maybe you had too much change in one pocket.
 
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Old 04-14-2015 | 09:19 AM
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Maybe a squirrel farted or something.
 
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Old 04-14-2015 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by caedenspa
Maybe a squirrel farted or something.
Mine does the exact same thing. Sometimes when I scratch my nose it bars have a very small shimmy and then sometiemes they don't. I have to believe that this is due to road surfaces, engine RPM, wind, weight differential and tire pressure all combined.
 
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Old 04-14-2015 | 10:09 AM
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First time that ever happened to me, I was on a trip with a full T-Bag on the passenger seat going through a small town and loosened my grip on the bars....for some reason... and at about 30-35 MPH noticed that wobble. Got to my destination for the night and unloaded then went to get something to eat. No wobble. WTF. Next day all loaded up, wobble was back at about 30-35 MPH. And you do not notice it at all unless you let go of the grips.
Don't know if twelve beers would cause your wobble but the rear end loading does make a difference. And it was the neck bearing being a little loose.
 

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Old 04-14-2015 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by chromepony
First time that ever happened to me, I was on a trip with a full T-Bag on the passenger seat going through a small town and loosened my grip on the bars....for some reason... and at about 30-35 MPH noticed that wobble. Got to my destination for the night and unloaded then went to get something to eat. No wobble. WTF. Next day all loaded up, wobble was back at about 30-35 MPH. And you do not notice it at all unless you let go of the grips.
Come to think of it, I did have my chopped tour pak on it the other day, and today I don't. Maybe the weight on the back end is what is doing it. I'm going to put it back on when I get home and see if that makes it happen again.
 


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